Franz Babinger’s (1891 – 1967 ; https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Babinger) “Die Geschichtsschreiber der Osmanen und ihre Werke” (The Historians of the Ottomans and their Works), 1927 is still an important and central reference work for osmanists and anyone interested in the history … Read more
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Islamic Scientific Manuscripts Initiative (ISMI)
The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science starts the “Islamic Scientific Manuscript Initiative” (ISMI).
The mission of the Initiative (ISMI) is to make accessible information on all Islamic manuscripts in the exact sciences (astronomy, mathematics, optics, … Read more
3 Historical Books on the MENA Region in the Early 20th Century
New as Open Access on MENAdoc: 3 books on developments in the MENA region published in 1915 give an insight into the German perspective during the First World War.
Syria in the 19th century – a travelogue by Wetzstein as Open Access
Travel report on Hauran and the Trachons: along with an appendix on the Sabean monuments in eastern Syria
The German diplomat and orientalist Johann Gottfried “Fritz” Wetzstein published this travelogue in 1860. He was the Prussian consul in Damascus from … Read more
Arabic Phrasebook from 1881 on MENAdoc
„Arabischer Sprachführer für Reisende“ (Arabic Phrasebook for Travelers) compiled by Martin Hartmann in 1881 is now digitally available on MENAdoc.
Martin Hartmann was one of the founders of modern Islamic Studies before the First World War. He was one … Read more
Catalogue by Hans Wehr: Relevant and Available for Research
Verzeichnis der arabischen Handschriften in der Bibliothek der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft (DMG)*
Hans Wehr promoted Arabic Studies worldwide with his “A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic “. In 1940, he compiled this overview of the holdings of historical manuscripts of … Read more
“Trauma” – the Latest Issue of the META-Journal
The open access journal META (Middle East – Topics & Arguments) has published its issue 10-2018 entitled “Trauma”. The editorial describes it as follows:… Read more